Ye Yaodong quickly hauled in the second cast, tipped it carelessly into a basket, and cast again, hoping to catch a couple more fish while the school was still dispersing.
But things did not go as he hoped. By the time he made his third cast, it was already too late.
When he pulled up the net, it was empty. Well, not quite-there were still two little shrimp inside.
He shook the net, picked out the two little shrimp, and tossed them into the basket. "Bastards, that fast? At least we got two casts in. It wasn't a waste."
"Let's keep watching. They already changed spots once just now."
"Let's go check on my eldest brother and Second Brother."
Father Ye nodded and steered toward Ye Yaopeng and Ye Yaohua, keeping an eye on the sea the whole time.
Ye Yaodong did the same, watching and listening in every direction. They had no net out now, so wherever splashes appeared, they could head straight over without any delay.
They had been caught off guard earlier. What a shame.
Yet now that they were watching for it, nothing appeared.
"Dad, Dongzi, how many casts did you get in? How much did you catch? I saw your boat here ages ago. Did you catch a lot?" Ye Yaopeng asked as soon as their boat drew near.
"Just two casts, seventy or eighty jin, I suppose. What a shame. We spotted them early, but we were using the Trawl Net and couldn't spare the hands."
"Oh, that's a pity. I saw you nearby and thought you'd made plenty of casts. We didn't see them at first. We were cooking something to eat and sorting the catch. Who knew they'd show up so early today?"
Huh?
Ye Yaodong raised his eyebrows. "So early today?